The small market television group of Communications Corporation of America is said to be on its way into the portfolio of Nexstar. And the larger market television group of Local TV is said to be on the block. Here’s what is actually on the table in both cases.
According to reports, the CCA group is said to be going to Nexstar in a deal which is to be formally announced, if possible, before or when the NAB convenes its annual show in Las Vegas in early April.
The deal will be complicated by CCA’s use of LMAs, with several such arrangements in operation involving stations belonging to White Knight Broadcasting and Titan TV. The CCA portfolio leans heavily toward Fox as far as network affiliations go, with a handful of NBC and CBS outlets (nothing from ABC). Fox’s little sister MNT is well-represented, and Hispanic Estrella TV is available mostly on digital side channels in many markets. The group is concentrated in Texas and Louisiana, with one outpost in Indiana.
Communications Corporation of America
Baton Rouge LA
WGMB Fox
WBRL-CD CW
WVLA NBC/ThisTV (LMA’d from White Knight Broadcasting)
KZUP-CD RTV (LMA’d from White Knight Broadcasting)
Shreveport LA
KMSS Fox
KSHV MNT (LMA’d from White Knight Broadcasting)
Lafayette LA
KADN Fox
KLAF-LD MNT
Alexandria LA
WNTZ Fox
Tyler-Longview TX
KETK NBC/Estrella
KFXX Fox (LMA’d from White Knight Broadcasting)
KLPM-LD MNT (LMA’d from White Knight Broadcasting)
Harlingen-Brownsville TX
KVEO NBC/Estrella
El Paso TX
KTSM NBC/Estrella
KDBC CBS/MNT (LMA’d from Titan TV)
Waco-Bryan-Temple TX
KWKT Fox/MNT
KYLE Fox/Estrella
Odessa-Midland TX
KPEJ Fox/Estrella
Evansville IN
WEVV CBS/Fox/MNT
Local TV markets are make it as far west as the Rockies and include several DMAs large enough to support major league sports teams. The affiliations also lean toward Fox, although all of the Big Four are present in the portfolio. The sale of the group would also be complicated by the existence of LMAs – although in this case there are only two LMA’d stations, both belonging to Tribune.
Local TV
Denver CO
KVVR Fox
KWGN CW (LMA’d from Tribune)
Cleveland OH
WJW Fox
St. Louis MO
KTVI Fox
KPLR CW (LMA’d from Tribune)
Kansas City MO
WDAF Fox
Salt Lake City UT
KSTU Fox
Milwaukee WI
WITI Fox
Oklahoma City OK
KFOR NBC
KAUT indy
Norfolk VA
WTKR CBS
WGNT CW
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point NC
WGHP Fox
Memphis TN
WREG CBS
Scranton-Wilkes Barre PA
WNEP ABC
Richmond VA
WTVR CBS
Des Moines IA
WHO NBC
Huntsville AL
WHNT CBS
Quad Cities (Moline IL)
WQAD ABC
Fort Smith AR
KFSM CBS
KNXW MNT
